{"id":148529,"date":"2024-04-12T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T23:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-ecuador-went-from-tourist-haven-to-a-nation-in-the-grip-of-gangs-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T00:00:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T23:00:32","slug":"how-ecuador-went-from-tourist-haven-to-a-nation-in-the-grip-of-gangs-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-ecuador-went-from-tourist-haven-to-a-nation-in-the-grip-of-gangs-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ecuador went from tourist haven to a nation in the grip of gangs | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PtXzg6ykn8U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Ecuador went from tourist haven to a nation in the grip of gangs | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtXzg6ykn8U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ecuador, was once known as an \u2018island of peace\u2019 but in just five years it has transformed from being one of the safest countries in Latin America to the country with the highest murder rate in the region, ahead of Colombia and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>BBC News Mundo\u2019s Ana Mar\u00eda Roura returns to her home country to understand and explain the situation. <\/p>\n<p>Read more on the BBC News website: https:\/\/bbc.in\/43ULwHe<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>#Ecuador #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecuador, was once known as an \u2018island of peace\u2019 but in just five years it has transformed from being one of the safest countries in Latin America to the country with the highest murder rate in the region, ahead of Colombia and Mexico. 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